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Name or Denominations
4 Mites (Mijten) (⅙)
Issuer
Lordships of Vogelzang, Zolder and Zonhoven (Belgian States)
Ruler
John of Elteren (Jan van Elteren) (1457-1487)
Year of Minting
1457-1487
Currency
Groot (-1506)
Shape
Round (irregular)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
1.1 g
Diameter
NA
Thickness
NA
Material
Copper
Shape
Round (irregular)
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Hammered
Front design
Shield of Elteren-Bastenaken (Autel-Bastogne).
Back design
Short cross pattee, at the center a small shield with the letter I.
Year of Minting
1457-1487
Lord
John of Elteren (Jan van Elteren) (1457-1487)
Mint location
Vogelzang , modern-day Anderlecht, Belgium
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Inscriptions
Obverse: + IOHS DE ELTEREn DnS DE VO-- Reverse: + mOnETA nOVA FCA VOGhEL[S]A
Context
The design of the coin imitates the Brabant 4 mite issued by Philip the Good (see link below). The lordships of Vogelzang, Zolder and Zonhoven were originally fiefs of the Count of Loon, but passed first to Jan of Hamal (1367-1386), then Engelbert I and Engelbert II of la Marck. When the latter died without legitimate heir in 1422, they passed to his nephew, Henry of Bastogne, and on his death in 1455 to his grandson John. (abridged from Elsen Auction catalog 126, Sept., 2015)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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